Tag: Arctic
Lower emissions and costs with winning oil sands SAGD heating technology
“Challenge programs like these have been great for connecting COSIA members with innovators who may have potential solutions to the problems we are trying to solve.” AMSEnergy’s Heat Pipe Heat Exchanger (HPHX) technology is the winner of the final stage of the ARCTIC Waste Heat Challenge, Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre and COSIA announced in a press release. The technology is […]
De-carbonized natural gas goal of next ARCTIC technology challenge
$500,000 in funding available for combined Challenge Sprint and Field Testing Natural gas is already the cleanest fossil fuel, but a new competition aims to “de-carbonize” Canada’s gas supply even further, possibly helping the country meet its Paris Climate Accord commitments. In this podcast, I interview Neil Huff of the Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre and […]
NWT Premier blasts Trudeau government and Arctic drilling moratorium
“What works in the South doesn’t always work in the North” North West Territory’s Premier Bob McLeod didn’t mince words in a statement on his territory posted to the governments website on Tuesday. McLeod says that policies are being imposed by Ottawa and Southern Canada are threatening their economic potential and work on Indigenous reconciliation. […]
Trump executive order expands offshore drilling
Trump executive order could lead to reversal of drilling bans in US Gulf, Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic oceans A newly signed Trump executive order could extend offshore oil and gas drilling to areas that were previously deemed off limits. The move is an effort to increase domestic production, however, industry demand for acreage is close to […]
Russian LNG production in Arctic to be over 70 million tonnes/year
Russian LNG exports mostly to Asia Russian LNG production from its remote Arctic regions may reach over 70 million tonnes, according to the head of gas producer Novatek. Reuters reports Leonid Mikhelson, head and co-owner of Novatek told a conference “The Gydan and Yamal peninsulas have a vast resource base that allows the production of over […]
Russian Arctic military push biggest since Soviet fall
New bases built, derelict airfields unsealed in Russian Arctic By Andrew Osborn MURMANSK, Russia, Jan 30 (Reuters) – The nuclear icebreaker Lenin, the pride and joy of the Soviet Union’s Arctic great game, lies at perpetual anchor in the frigid water here. A relic of the Cold War, it is now a museum. But nearly […]
Antarctic seas defy global warming thanks to chill from the deep
Helps explain Antarctic chill in contrast to Arctic thaw By Alister Doyle OSLO, May 30 (Reuters) – A persistent chill in the ocean off Antarctica that defies the global warming blamed for melting Arctic ice at the other end of the planet is caused by cold waters welling up from the depths after hundreds of years, […]
API calls for more US Arctic leases as Norway expands Arctic drilling
Arctic offshore energy development could add 27 billion barrels of oil and 132 trillion cubic feet of natural gas As Arctic countries like Norway ramp up their northern drilling programs, the American Petroleum Institute is calling on Washington for more “forward-looking energy policy” that includes the Arctic. API Executive Vice President Louis Finkel addressed “flaws” in […]
Obama visits Alaska to draw attention to climate change, oil and gas industry
Obama trying to strike balance between Alaska energy industry, federal climate change initiatives With melting glaciers and rising seas as his backdrop, President Barack Obama will visit Alaska in the upcoming week to press for urgent global action to combat climate change, even as he carefully calibrates his message in a state heavily dependent on […]
Arctic Gateway pipeline for Alberta crude oil being discussed
Arctic Gateway pipeline would move crude to NWT, ship from Beaufort Sea The Northwest Territories government has been talking to pipeline companies about shipping crude oil through an Arctic Gateway pipeline, according to the territory’s minister in charge of resource development. David Ramsay and N.W.T. Premier Bob McLeod have for some time been touting the concept of […]
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